Lausanne (Switzerland), July 21 (IANS) The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Thursday rejected the Russian Olympic Committees appeal against the ban on its athletes from track and field competitions at the 2016 Summer…
Dhaka, July 21 (IANS) Seasoned Bangladesh pacer Mashrafe Bin Mortaza believes the English cricket team will tour the country, though a militant attack at a Dhaka cafe earlier this month has put the series in…
Finhaut-Emosson (Switzerland) July 21 (IANS) Former French cyclist Dominique Arnaud has died at the age of 60, after a hard-fought battle with cancer, his family announced. Arnaud took part on 11 occasions in the Tour…
London, July 21 (IANS) French striker Olivier Giroud’s agent has said the 29-year-old is likely to stay put at Arsenal, playing down speculations which link his client with a transfer to Serie A outfit Napoli….
Madrid, July 21 (IANS) Real Madrid players Alvaro Morata and Lucas Vazquez have passed the required medical tests at the capital side before travelling to Canada to join the team under command of French coach…
Rome, July 21 (IANS) Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis has confirmed that he has rejected an offer of 60 million euros ($66 million) to sell Argentine striker Gonzalo Higuain to Atletico Madrid foortball club, in…
Montevideo (Uruguay) July 21 (IANS) Uruguayan President Tabare Vazquez presented the official banner that the country’s flag-bearer will carry at next month’s opening ceremony of the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Sailor Dolores Moreira,…
Madrid, July 21 (IANS) Spanish La Liga newcomers Leganes made official the incorporation of Italian goalkeeper Alberto Brignoli, who arrived on loan for one season from Juventus, while the Spanish football club has a purchase…
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) Rajya Sabha member and former Indian hockey captain Dilip Tirkey on Thursday paid tribute to hockey legend and said there are many sports stars whom people have forgotten. Paying tribute…
Manheim (Pennsylvania), July 21 (IANS) The Indian women’s hockey team beat the US girls 2-1 in their second game of the ongoing pre-Olympic tour in here on Thursday. Jill Witmer gave the hosts the lead…
Moscow, July 21 (IANS) Russian athletes can aspire to bag medals in almost all the disciplines at the forthcoming Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Russian National Olympic Committee President Alexander Zhukov has asserted….
By Tridib Baparnash New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) He has not only vaulted 130 spots in the world rankings after just six tournaments but has also become India’s first judoka in a decade to seal…
Moscow, July 21 (IANS) Russia will send their smallest ever Olympic contingent to the upcoming Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro since the disintegration of the Soviet Union. On Wednesday, the executive board of Russia’s…
Melbourne, July 21 (IANS) World No.3 Roger Federer, will return to the Australian city of Perth to play in the 2017 Hopman Cup tennis tournament for the first time in 15 years, it was announced…
Rio de Janeiro, July 21 (IANS) The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has lifted a ban on a drug-test laboratory here, allowing the facility to test athletes during next month’s Olympic Games. The Brazilian doping control…
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) The Supreme Court appointed Justice RM Lodha Committee, whose recommendations the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is to implement in the next six months, has also directed…
Chandigarh, July 20 (IANS) Punjab’s Information Commission has held that the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) would be considered as ‘public authority’ under the provisions of the Right to Information (RTI) Act. Chief Information Commissioner S.S….
Madrid, July 20 (IANS) Barcelona French defender Jeremy Mathieu is looking to leave the Catalan football club because he fears that he will miss his place next season, according to Sport newspaper on Wednesday. Sport…
Rome, July 20 (IANS) Juventus Argentine striker Paulo Dybala, who joined the rest of the squad at the training camp in Australia in preparation for the new football season, said on Wednesday he hopes to…
Madrid, July 20 (IANS) Sevilla will not sell their French striker Kevin Gameiro for less than 40 million euros ($44 million), the football club confirmed on Wednesday. “It’s true that clubs are bidding for Gameiro,…